WAYSIDE QUILTERS GUILD 2008 Quilt Show -
QUILT SHOW 2008
Dear Wayside Quilters,
Words can hardly express how impressed we were with the quality and quantity of outstanding quilts that we had in our show, and we want to thank every participant for allowing us to borrow her work for the weekend. Many people complimented us on how nice the show looked, but it had more to do with your work that anything else. We are so proud of you, both in your quilts and in your volunteerism for the show. This was our time to shine and we positively glowed!
If you hung a quilt in the show, we hope that you will be able to attend the Nov. 10 guild meeting when we will announce the Viewer's Choice winners. In addition, each of our vendors voted for their favorite in a special category (that they chose) and provided prizes which will also be awarded at the meeting. We will publish the winners' names in the December newsletter for all to see in case you are unable to join us on the 10th.
Your feedback and constructive criticism is most welcome as we prepare our show report for the guild. We hope to leave a blueprint that will make the next show's chair(s)' job easier.
And speaking of the next show, we encourage guild members to think about it now, assuming we resume the every-two-year cycle. There are things that require preparation a year or year and a half before showtime, so quilt show chairs should step forward soon to stay on track in their planning. Don't worry, though, the "heavy lifting" does not start for some time after that!
We truly appreciate the help we received from so many members and husbands/sons/daughters/friends, etc. And so many went above and beyond the call of duty. It was evident in the quality of our show. Hats off to you, we wouldn't have had a show without you!
Thank you to all our visitors, volunteers, vendors and friends for a fun and successful quilt show on Oct. 18 & 19 at Lincoln-Sudbury High School in Sudbury. We had a steady stream of visitors all weekend -- approximately 400 people! - and received a great deal of positive feedback.
We welcome your thoughts and
suggestions at info@waysidequilters.org. Please check back to the website often
as we plan for our next show in October 2010!
Our very best,
Marianne and Kristine
VIEWERS CHOICE:
1st Place: #67, Mary Leonard, “Butterfly Bower”
2nd Place: #50, Jane Harris, “Heaven in Vermont”
3rd Place: #33, Kathie Cromwell, “A Mariner’s Dream”
QUILT I’D MOST LIKE TO TAKE HOME:
1st Place: #67, Mary Leonard, “Butterfly Bower”
2nd Place: #50, Jane Harris, “Heaven in Vermont”
3rd Place (2-way tie): #26, Jan Carvalho, “Denali’s Grandeur” and #37, Valerie Daniels, “Blue Porcelain Pineapple”
ROSE CHALLENGE:
1st Place: #12, Diane Loomis, “Chinese Rose”
2nd Place: #8, Jane Harris, “Naughty Puss”
3rd Place: #9, Jenny Johnston, “Farnham Rose”
TRADITIONAL BED:
1st Place: #37, Valerie Daniels, “Blue Porcelain Pineapple”
2nd Place (2-way tie): #22, Carol Bradford, “Plaid Revisited” and #67, Mary Leonard, “Butterfly Bower”
3rd Place: #60, Laura Lane, “Kaleidoscope Pansies”
CONTEMPORARY BED:
1st Place: #29, Jan Carvalho, “A Window to the Sea”
2nd Place: #25, Jan Carvalho, “Starburst”
3rd Place (2-way tie): #23, Jill Callander, “Circle of Life” and #89, Fran Sharp, “Tessellating Trapezia”
CRAZY QUILT:
1st Place: #54, Jenny Johnston, “Crazy for Lowell”
2nd Place: #87, Rita Sassaman, “Stitches in Time”
3rd Place: #88, Rita Sassaman, “Mom’s Album Quilt”
TRADITIONAL WALL:
1st Place: #75, Carol McCreary, “Mariner’s Compass on Blue”
2nd Place (2-way tie): #34, Kathie Cromwell, “Old Glory” and #66, Janet Lauer, “Mrs. Dempsey’s Garden”
3rd Place (3-way tie): #38, Carole Darrow, “A Special Day in Our Hearts”; #50, Jane Harris, “Heaven in Vermont”; and #91, Joanne Wright, “Indian Orange Peel Variation”
CONTEMPORARY WALL:
1st Place: #51, Jane Harris, “Sunflower”
2nd Place: #53, Marianne Hatton, “Moving House”
3rd Place: #82, Ann Moses, “My Parrot”
BEST APPLIQUÉ:
1st Place: #67, Mary Leonard, “Butterfly Bower”
2nd Place: #85, Kay Mueller, “Dragonflies”
3rd Place (2- way tie): #18, Bobbi Slomski, “Prairie Flowers” and #38, Carole Darrow, “A Special Day in Our Hearts”
BEST PIECED:
1st Place: #33, Kathie Cromwell, “A Mariner’s Dream”
2nd Place (5-way tie): #35, Kathie Cromwell, “Scrappy Barn Raising”; #65, Cynthia Lauer, “Star Struck”; #68, Mary Leonard, “Japanese Taupes”; #75, Carol McCreary, “Mariner’s Compass on Blue”; and #85, Kay Mueller, “Dragonflies”
3rd Place: (not awarded due to large 2nd place showing)
BEST USE OF COLOR:
1st Place: #29, Jan Carvalho, “A Window to the Sea”
2nd Place (2-way tie): #65, Cynthia Lauer, “Star Struck” and #67, Mary Leonard, “Butterfly Bower”
3rd Place (3-way tie): #25, Jan Carvalho, “Starburst”; #69, Diane Loomis, “Almost Amish Sprockets”; and #90, Fran Sharp, “Rainbow Sherbet”
BEST HAND-QUILTING:
1st Place: #67, Mary Leonard, “Butterfly Bower”
2nd Place: #33, Kathie Cromwell, “A Mariner’s Dream”
3rd Place (2-way tie): #85, Kay Mueller, “Dragonflies” and #28, Jan Carvalho, “Pink View”
BEST MACHINE QUILTING BY THE QUILTER:
1st Place: #12, Diane Loomis, “Chinese Rose”
2nd Place: #52, Marianne Hatton, “Spring Green”
3rd Place: #51, Jane Harris, “Sunflower”
BEST MACHINE QUILTING BY A TEAM/THE QUILTER & PROFESSIONAL QUILTER:
1st Place: #25, Jan Carvalho, “Starburst”
2nd Place: #92, Jeanie Larson, “Botanicals”
3rd Place (3-way tie): #18, Bobbie Slomski, “Prairie Flowers”; #37, Valerie Daniels, “Blue Porcelain Pineapple”; and #68, Mary Leonard, “Japanese Taupes”